1/00Chance that a U.S. woman over the age of 40 made love in her clothes in the 1940s: 1 in 3

James R. Petersen, The Century of Sex, Grove Press (N.Y.C.)

    Chance that a woman under the age of 40 did: 1 in 12

James R. Petersen, The Century of Sex, Grove Press (N.Y.C.)

7/99Chance that a pair of women’s shoes sold in the U.S. is sold by Nine West: 1 in 5

Nine West Group Inc. (White Plains, NY)

2/94Estimated annual spending on medical treatment for foot deformities caused by women’s ill-fitting shoes: $2,000,000,000

Michael J. Coughlin, M.D. (Boise, Idaho)

2/87Pairs of flat-soled or low-heeled women’s shoes sold in 1983: 41,000,000

MRCA Information Services (Stamford, Conn.)

    In 1985: 84,000,000

MRCA Information Services (Stamford, Conn.)

3/87Percentage of men who are accompanied by a woman when shopping for clothes: 67

Wool Bureau (New York City)